{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-6914b","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 6914b","heading":"Degradable plastic ring carriers; definitions","body":"As used in this title—(1) the term “regulated item” means any plastic ring carrier device that contains at least one hole greater than 1¾ inches in diameter which is made, used, or designed for the purpose of packaging, transporting, or carrying multipackaged cans or bottles, and which is of a size, shape, design, or type capable, when discarded, of becoming entangled with fish or wildlife; and (2) the term “naturally degradable material” means a material which, when discarded, will be reduced to environmentally benign subunits under the action of normal environmental forces, such as, among others, biological decomposition, photodegradation, or hydrolysis.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 82—SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"17398e62358447e07620dd1bf9b750647f4414cdb78cc4aded44ac3d10efa04e","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-6914a","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-6914b-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}